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Charles Fletcher Lummis praises President Roosevelt for maintaining the Cuban treaty and protecting giant redwoods. However, he believes that the United States was wrong in its rapid recognition of the Republic of Panama.
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1912-12
Charles Fletcher Lummis has recently returned from a trip to Guatemala and is looking forward to meeting with Theodore Roosevelt about his idea for an encyclopedia about Spanish America. Lummis says he will need assistance with the encyclopedia as he does not believe he will be able to complete it alone.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-06-04
Charles Fletcher Lummis confirms that he will join Theodore Roosevelt’s car at San Bernardino, as he kindly sugested.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-03-20
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1911-02-16
Lummis, Charles Fletcher, 1859-1928
Charles Fletcher Lummis describes some of the things that Theodore Roosevelt could see if he visited his house on his upcoming trip to Southern California. He jokes that if the “slave-drivers” planning Roosevelt’s schedule do not allow time for a visit, Roosevelt will be attending “several first class prominent funerals” when he arrives to the area.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-02-09
Charles Fletcher Lummis reminds Roosevelt of his promise to visit his home while in Los Angeles, California. He discusses his donations to the Southwest Museum.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-01-27
Charles Fletcher Lummis wishes President Roosevelt “Good Hunting” while he is in Africa, and hopes to give him “a lot of good stuff” from his collection on Spanish America once he gets back. Lately, Lummis has been receiving “nice reminders” from those involved in the Apache Wars. Lummis attaches a signed photograph of himself and would like Roosevelt to send one of himself.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1909-01-21
Los Angeles City Librarian Charles Fletcher Lummis thanks President Roosevelt for the autograph page and hopes to show him the library’s autograph collection sometime. The library staff took to Secretary of the Interior James Rudolph Garfield, who made friends with members of the Southwest Society during his visit.
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1907-08-12
Charles Fletcher Lummis, librarian of the Los Angeles Public Library, reminds President Roosevelt of his request for his signature and an inscription to inspire future residents of the area.
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1907-07-23
Charles Fletcher Lummis asks President Roosevelt to send a telegram acknowledging the launching of the Los Angeles chapter of the Sequoya League, an Indian rights organization founded by Lummis. The mission of the chapter is to improve conditions for Indians in California. The men chosen to lead the chapter include: Wayland H. Smith, Episcopal Bishop Joseph Horsvall Johnson as president, and Roman Catholic Bishop Thomas James Conaty as vice president.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-05-19
Charles Fletcher Lummis speaks highly of journalist and writer William E. Smythe.
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1904-03-13
Out West magazine editor Charles Fletcher Lummis asks President Roosevelt how accurate Francis E. Leupp’s book The Man Roosevelt is, because he is considering mentioning the book in his magazine.
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1904-02-25
Small book of poems printed on thin sheets of birch bark.
1879
Pages 87-92 of an unknown edition of Out West include a section entitled “In the Continental Neck,” which is highlighted. It faults Panamanian leaders for not properly earning their new republic and the United States for not dealing fairly with Colombia.
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1904-01
Charles Fletcher Lummis begins by discussing his opinion on Prohibition and then continues on to discuss his problem with President Roosevelt interfering in Spanish-American countries.
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1904-01-15
Charles Fletcher Lummis feels “mighty bad about this Panama business.” He believes that President Roosevelt was misled about foreign affairs but trusts him to get the country back on its feet again.
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1903-12-30
Charles Fletcher Lummis apologizes for using harsh language to describe the Burton case. Lummis finds Charles E. Burton to be a “nice and respectable person” but his administration of the Moqui (Hopi) Indians deserves harsh language; Burton employed “brutes” and maintained the haircut order for eighteen months. Lummis supports Ms. Gates and the evidence she collected and he is not asking for Burton’s removal but insists that changes need to occur at the reservation.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-09-26
Charles Fletcher Lummis appreciates Secretary Hitchcock’s courtesy in removing the Warner Ranch paragraph from the Jenkins report. However, his complaint against the paragraph was not that it was offensive but that it was false. Lummis has attempted to work with Inspector Jenkins but if Jenkins continues to scandalize the local Office of Indian Affairs and its employees he will take action.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-09-23
Charles Fletcher Lummis wishes to state that a paragraph written about him was false and suggests that Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock await a letter.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-09-21
Charles Fletcher Lummis encloses documents for President Roosevelt and provides some examples of “marvelous” nature writing regarding snakes.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-09-26